The doctors have no clue about my due date!

[Ryally]

I've got an interesting issue.

My LMP was 4th january but I had messed with the pill and am not sure if that was a proper period or not. If it was a real period it means I'm due on the 12th October. The scan measurements say the 3rd of October. My obgyn said he think it's more the 7th. I had my fundus measured at the midwives clinic on Monday and she measured 33weeks which puts me another week ahead to the 26th September and when I went for my first doctor appointment at the hospital on Friday just gone they wrote down I was 30 weeks!! WTF!!!!

Has anyone else had this stupid sort of thing happen? I've lost all faith in the medical people involved in this pregnancy. I had such a bad day at the hospital yesterday with midwives having a go at me for them not having all my history becuase I just moved interstate that I'm thinking of not going back until it's time to give birth. Geez! It's too much hassle all this running around especially when I'm as big as a house and I have a toddler with me 24/7. Is it just Blacktown Hospital Antenatal clinic like this or is everywhere in sydney the same? I'm thinking if possible I'd like to try Westmead, maybe they are a bit more on the ball and know how to get hold of my past results since I've chased them up and asked them to be faxed to the hospital already. I brought all my ob notes with me. Now they're telling me they need the actual report from my blood tests way back when but the doctor in WA said I can't have them, they won't even give me my scan results. They will only fax them to another doctor but that is obviously a lie since they haven't done it when I asked them to last week. Argh! I miss Frankston Hospital - Melbourne (where I had my daughter) they were so good to me.

Anyway, I'm so over antenatal care, I just want to be left alone until it's d day. I'm a low risk so what does it matter.
Thanks for letting me vent.

[Chickadee]

Ryally,

What a horrible ordeal to have to go through!

Personally I think I'd believe the date from the scan the most, particularly if it's an early scan (first trimester). Fundal heights can be wrong I think, and I have no idea what your ob is basing his estimate on.

Can I ask who your dr is in WA who won't release your results? As far as I am aware, any medical results or scans are your own property and you should have the right to a copy of them. After all, you paid for them to be done, for the dr's times, and they're of your own body! How can you not have the right to them? I've moved alot and run into this problem before. I've had 15 year old results faxed from hospitals in Canada to doctors here, and walked out of specialists with all results and scans in hand in case I move again and need them in the future. But other than complaining to the medical board (which may not due much good in the short term) I'm not sure if there's anything you can do except keep asking for them :(

Good luck, feel free to vent here anytime, and wishing you a safe and healthy birth, whenever bub decides to make an appearance :)

[aardvark]

The date from the earliest US scan is usually the most accurate one.

The fundal height will vary according to who is measuring, and how the baby is positioned at the time. It's considered a guide, but that is all.

[nkenward]

I believe there is a governing body that collects the data/results from tests etc, and they maybe able to help you.

I can't quite remember the name - but I think they are state based. So all blood tests, ultrasounds etc go to this place.

But if you aren't happy with your treatment - make sure you speak with the head midwife - or definitely find somewhere else. I would rather travel an extra 1/2 hour than put up with feeling inferior.

[jjpb]

Ive had my last 2 babies at blacktown hospital, with my second baby i was originally at Hawsbury hospital, but hated how they did things, and i had no problems transfering to blacktown hospital, Hawksbury faxed over my file, and that was that,

Due date is sometimes a hard thing to determin,
Babies come in all different sized, both my kids were only 6lbs, where as my SIL baby was 9lbs, which changes the measurements,

Plus it can go 2 weeks either way anyways,
i wouldnt worry so much,
Trust me, you will know when the baby is coming, towards the end, they willl do an internal examination anyways and see if your cervix has opened up and the baby has dropped and all that

may i ask what midwife you see??

[defaipe]

sorry just had to throw in that my belly has never ever not once been measured to determine how far i am. and this is my third!!
is that weird?? so anyway i would definately go by your ultrasound date..
take care!

[drewid]

This thread was started in August last year, so I think its time to close and move on...:)